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Chapter 236 Shen Yuan's Joint Entrance Examination Results (Three-in-One)

"It won't be that fast. This is a joint exam! It's arranged by the city, not the school. The grading process has nothing to do with us."

In a residential area in Jiyang, Yang Yishui, who had just taken a shower, was applying skincare products.

A cell phone was on the table, from which Shen Yuan's helpless sigh could be heard.

"How long will that take?"

"Hurry up, hurry up! You're asking me, but I don't know either! This has nothing to do with me!" My older cousin said helplessly.

Is there a specific time period?

"Big brother! You're my big brother, okay? You just finished your exams yesterday!"

My older cousin rolled her eyes, then put the face mask on her face: "About five days, it'll definitely be out before your winter break. Why the rush?"

Shen Yuan on the other end of the phone did not answer immediately.

Yang Yishui, with a face mask on, rolled her eyes around as she recalled the grand nine-grid announcement Shen Yuan had made on his WeChat Moments earlier that day.

Shen Yuan, that kid, is acting so strangely today, repeatedly asking about my grades...

The mischievous smile that she couldn't hide even with a face mask on immediately crept onto her lips.

"and many more……"

Yang Yishui dragged out the tone, her voice filled with gossipy inquiry and playfulness.

"Shen Yuan, why are you in such a hurry to get the grades..."

She paused deliberately, then asked, with a knowing smile, word by word.

"You wouldn't be thinking of taking your report card to your father-in-law to show off, or rather, to impress him, would you?"

"Pfft...cough cough cough!"

"Yang Yishui! What are you thinking?!"

On the other end of the phone, Shen Yuan coughed violently, choking on his own saliva. This was followed by a chaotic silence, with only slightly heavy and awkward breathing remaining.

"Hehehe," Yang Yishui laughed so hard that her face mask couldn't hold it in anymore, as if she could already see her cousin's face turning red instantly on the other end of the phone.

"Did I hit the nail on the head?"

"You little rascal, now that you and Li Bao have officially announced your relationship, your next step is to try and win over Uncle Li? Tsk tsk, quite ambitious! You know how to use your grades as a stepping stone?"

"What utter nonsense are you spouting!"

Shen Yuan's voice finally rang out, with a forced calmness, but the exasperation at having his thoughts exposed was impossible to hide.

"I'm concerned about my studies! Purely concerned about my own academic progress! What father-in-law or anything... Don't spread rumors! I'm just asking, is that so wrong?"

"Fine, fine, you care about studying? You'd better really only care about studying."

Yang Yishui suppressed a laugh, her tone rising, full of a teasing undertone that said, "I understand, I understand everything."

"Then please be patient and wait another five days, my dear~ Remember to report to your Li Bao as soon as the results are out."

"Oh, and don't forget to report your 'learning' progress to your older cousin! I'm rooting for you!"

My older cousin had barely finished speaking.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Yang Yishui imagined Shen Yuan's embarrassed appearance as he fled and hung up.

My older cousin finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, which caused several wrinkles to appear on her face mask.

"Little brat, trying to act tough with me..."

My older cousin shook her head: "This stench of romance! Ugh, when will my love finally arrive?!"

Shen Yuan grinned at his black-screened phone, as if his older cousin was hiding inside, grinning mischievously at him.

Reluctantly putting his phone back in his pocket, Shen Yuan raised his hand and rubbed his slightly burning earlobes.

The boy's face showed the kind of expression that comes from having his little scheme exposed on the spot, a little embarrassed but trying to remain calm.

"What do you mean by boosting Lao Li's favorability? You don't know anything! I'm just completely curious why my score isn't good enough? It's a city-wide joint exam!"

Shen Yuan muttered to himself, then lay down on the bed.

"Concerned about studies... never mind, I just want to kiss Li Bao. What are you pretending for in private?"

The boy's tightly clenched lips finally couldn't help but curve upwards into a small arc.

Just then, a certain image suddenly flashed into my mind.

It was that chaotic and scorching night.

When Li Zhi suddenly leaned in and his cool, soft lips pressed against the corner of her mouth, she felt a slightly itchy sensation, like melting snow.

And her eyes, unusually bright with nervousness and shyness, her long eyelashes almost brushing against his chin...

The feeling of blood rushing and exploding when she kissed me back then seems to have returned now, even more vividly and realistically, following the tendrils of memory.

Shen Yuan suddenly felt his throat tighten.

The boy involuntarily closed his eyes, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the corners of his lips, where the strange sensation of that moment still lingered.

In the darkness, Li Zhi's face was inches away, her moist pink lips, her soft breaths...

Everything was clearly visible, down to the smallest detail.

No longer was that clumsy and unexpected peck; this time it was his initiative.

His breath, with absolute focus and irresistible force, heavily enveloped her, tightly seizing the soft, cool, sweet source.

It's no longer the corner of the mouth, but...

The visuals in the hallucination were so impactful that they amplified the senses.

His breathing suddenly became heavy and rapid, and his heart pounded in the silent room, making his eardrums ache.

The intense longing brought about by that imagination spread like wildfire, leaving him parched and even his fingertips feeling numb.

The darkness seemed to transform into a scorching cage, firmly binding the exquisitely beautiful illusion from just moments before, imprinting it on the retina and refusing to fade.

The warm, soft touch of their lips touching was magnified infinitely in my imagination, and even the subtle, sweet scent between her lips and teeth seemed to linger vividly on the tip of my nose.

He could even picture the slight dip in her pink lips when he captured them...

A deeper fantasy was about to burst forth like a wild horse.

"No! Stop!"

The boy let out a low growl in his heart and gripped the bed sheet tightly like a drowning man clutching at the last straw.

Shen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, his chest heaving violently, as if he had just finished a kilometer sprint. His Adam's apple bobbed a few times before he could barely suppress the burning heat that was about to break through his reason.

The image of the beautiful girl's clear eyes and her shy demeanor flashed alternately in my mind.

Shen Yuan suddenly sat up, bent one leg, rested his arm on his knee, and buried his burning cheeks deep in the crook of his bent arm.

Can't think about it anymore.

I absolutely, absolutely cannot think about this anymore!
The temperature is terrifying, the thought is terrifying.

As his thoughts drifted deeper into that forbidden zone, he felt he was either going to be burned to ashes by this scalding imagination, or he couldn't help but jump up like a slab of sand and take a cold shower.

Shen Yuan discovered that the 50% increase in Yang energy still had some downsides.

He's getting a bit hot-tempered.

He hunched over like a large dog hiding itself, in the small, dark space formed by his arms, heavily and repressively trying to control his wildly beating heart that was about to burst out of his chest.

It felt as if something was blocking his throat, and he let out an extremely low, hoarse sob, with a heavy nasal tone, that sounded somewhere between pain and unbearable agony.

"...This is terrible."

Of course, after waking up the next morning, Shen Yuan also discovered another, more specific and embarrassing downside to the increased yang energy.

It was just past five in the morning, and the sky outside the window was still the typical black of winter.

Shen Yuan was almost abruptly awakened by the heat and bloating in his body.

He sat up, feeling dizzy, throwing off the covers. His first thought was that the air conditioning was too high, but the next second, a very strong physiological sign made him freeze on the bed, completely losing his sleepiness.

"WTF?"

Shen Yuan looked down, incredulously watching his perfectly normal morning reaction now asserting its presence in an almost arrogant manner.

Worse still, along with this urge, he... also felt the urge to urinate.

Anyone who knows this understands that it is very difficult to urinate in this situation.

Two conflicting needs intertwined, like fire and ice, completely pinning the boy to the bedside, rendering him immobile.

"hiss……"

Shen Yuan gasped, trying to suppress the heat with his mind, but found that the more he tried, the more the presence of that heat made him... restless.

What's worse is that the bloating in my lower abdomen is becoming more and more pronounced.

no solution anymore!

Solve one problem at a time!
Shen Yuan rushed into the bathroom in an extremely awkward posture and slammed the door shut.

The cold, hard tile wall did little to relieve his feverish body.

He stood in front of the toilet, and as usual, habitually lifted the hem of his pajamas...

Then, it turned completely petrified.

The 50% increase in Yang energy made it impossible for him to complete the normal excretion process.

He tried to adjust his posture, slightly hunching over, but it was to no avail.

He even braced his hands against the wall, standing at an angle in the toilet, but it was still to no avail.

Shen Yuan even tried urinating while sitting on the toilet, but it didn't work at all.

“Fuck!”

Shen Yuan roared silently at the air, fine beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, whether from anxiety, holding back, or the damned yang energy still surging endlessly.

"What the hell... what is this?! I can't even pee?!"

Shen Yuan stared at that highly visible part of his body, feeling a mix of shame, anger, embarrassment, and despair.

Time passed second by second, and the bloating in his lower abdomen grew stronger and stronger. The intense yang energy seemed to mock his powerlessness, showing no sign of giving up.

The cold air irritated his exposed skin, while the internal heat made him feel flustered and agitated.

Are we just going to wait for this anger to subside on its own? How long would that take!
The bladder would probably be the first to object!
Shen Yuan scratched the messy hair at the back of his head, and finally, with a sense of helplessness and resignation as if he had been forced into a corner by life...

Shen Yuan took out his phone, and then...

In short, thank you to the internet, and thank you to the black soil of Northeast China.

Wow…

A tremendously loud rushing sound of water finally rang out, lasting for a much longer time than usual.

Shen Yuan let out a long breath, his tense body suddenly relaxed, his eyes closed, and his face showed a relieved yet extremely complicated expression.

It was a mixture of physical pleasure and immense mental helplessness, along with a sense of shame that "I've never felt so humiliated in my life."

Finally, the boy resignedly raised his hand to cover his burning cheeks and forehead, letting out a groan filled with exhaustion and frustration.

"Gan!"

A new day begins amidst the annoyance of "excessive yang energy" and the awkwardness of being in the bathroom.

……

After the overcast days completely passed, a bright sunny day arrived. Sunlight barely penetrated the windows of the laboratory building, and breath frosted in the classroom.

"The results...when will they come out..." Shen Yuan leaned against the table, looking up at the ceiling, sighing.

Hearing Shen Yuan sigh, Li Zhi turned to look at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan leaned against the table, looking up at the ceiling, sighing.

Sunlight streamed through the cold glass windows of the laboratory building, lazily illuminating his furrowed brow, furrowed with frustration.

Just then, a soft "click" sound came from the side.

It was Li Zhi who closed the pen cap.

Shen Yuan glanced to the side and saw the beautiful girl sitting sideways, her elbows resting on the table, her chin propped up as she looked at him.

There was no particular emotion in those clear eyes; she was just looking at him intently, with a knowing look that seemed to see right through him.

"Hey."

Li Zhi's voice rang out, not loud, but it was particularly clear amidst Shen Yuan's mind full of "grades, grades".

He subconsciously straightened up slightly, his face still showing lingering anxiety: "Hmm?"

Li Zhi pursed her pink lips slightly, as if she was carefully choosing her words.

She blinked, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow in the light, before speaking in a tone that was somewhere between comforting and teasing.

"Stay calm, there's no use in rushing."

The beginning sounded plausible, and Shen Yuan's tightly furrowed brows were just beginning to relax a little—

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhi's supplementary sentence, with a slightly rising tone and a matter-of-fact tone, floated down lightly:
"Maybe... you won't even get a 660?"

Shen Yuan instantly felt as if something was choking him, the air he was about to exhale was forced into his chest, almost choking him until his eyes rolled back.

His pupils suddenly dilated, and the anxiety on his face was instantly replaced by a huge sense of absurdity and bewilderment.

He turned his head, his gaze as sharp as a searchlight, focusing on Li Zhi's expressionless face.

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

"……ha?!"

Shen Yuan finally managed to squeeze out an unbelievable syllable. He abruptly sat up straight from his prone position, his voice rising in shock and disbelief.

"Listen to this! Listen to this! Is this how you comfort someone?!"

"Are you trying to comfort me, or are you just stabbing me in the heart?!"

Shen Yuan accused him with almost heartbreaking grief, his voice filled with the indignation of "Are you even my girlfriend?"

Li Zhi watched his reaction, which resembled that of a large dog whose tail had been stepped on, and a sly glint of triumph flashed quickly in his clear eyes.

Immediately, she returned to her calm and composed demeanor, even tilting her head slightly with an innocent yet earnest look in her eyes, as if to say: Did I say something wrong? Isn't this a very reasonable deduction?

"A little bit..."

The beautiful girl turned her face away, her gaze returning to the open book, as if the word of "comfort" she had just uttered was merely a casual brush away of a fallen leaf.

Shen Yuan's anxiety about grades is a common phenomenon.

Aside from Shen Yuan, at least half of the students in Class 15, and even in the entire senior class of Jiyang High School, experienced anxiety.

Even Li Bao was a little anxious.

After all, this city-wide joint examination is quite prestigious.

The next five days...

Time seemed to slow down as we waited for the results, moving forward slowly amidst the hustle and bustle of the winter break and the tension unique to senior year.

The first and second year students went on vacation after the end of the semester, and the third year students moved back to their classrooms from the science building on the same day the vacation started.

Looking at the long-lost air conditioner, A-Jie almost wanted to kneel down and kiss the remote control in his hand. Then he adjusted the central air conditioner to heating at 28 degrees Celsius, with automatic fan speed, up/down and left/right oscillation, and auxiliary heating.

That was the sacred code in his heart, representing a complete break with the bitter cold.

However, for Shen Yuan, this warm blessing turned into a sweet trouble.

This means he has lost the best excuse to openly and legitimately let Li Zhi warm him up!

The heat generated by his "excessive yang energy" was enough to make him feel like a portable stove in the cold winter, but it seemed a bit superfluous at this moment.

He could only watch helplessly as she sat to the side, and even his arm around her no longer felt so right.

However, Shen Yuan quickly came to terms with it.

Because Li Zhi took off his down jacket.

The thick clothing slipped off her shoulders, revealing the close-fitting cashmere sweater underneath.

A warm breeze caressed the girl's suddenly relaxed shoulders and neck, and her smooth waistline silently tightened under the soft fabric, outlining her proud curves.

Shen Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed, and the slight frustration he had felt because he couldn't stick the sticker on was instantly evaporated by the even more impactful scene before him.

He suddenly realized that the air conditioning temperature... was actually just right.

However, in this state, it's best not to apply it yet.

After these two mornings, Shen Yuan had a profound understanding of how vigorous his yang energy was.

The ten-minute break between classes is a short break for fresh air.

However, unless there are special circumstances, Shen Yuan will still choose to sit in his seat and use his concentration to enter a learning mode.

It saves me from thinking all day about whether the results are out yet.

Of course, whenever Li Zhi wanted to go out for some fresh air, Shen Yuan would follow behind the beautiful girl and go out to the cool corridor outside the classroom for some fresh air as well.

The winter sun streamed through the glass window, casting long, slanted shadows of the two people close together on the ground.

Looking at the empty classrooms of the first and second year high school buildings across the street, Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion at the fact that he was already a senior in high school.

Shen Yuan would occasionally whisper to Li Zhi about some nonsensical discoveries, such as A-Jie secretly soaking goji berries in his thermos in the morning, or his older cousin suddenly wanting to be in a relationship.

Sometimes He Zhiyu would pull Zhuo Peipei over, excitedly showing her details of a new novel she had conceived based on the "official announcement heart-shaped photo" from that day, causing Li Zhi to blush and cover her mouth.

Since Li Zhi had already exposed He Zhiyu's writing of "The Stealer," He Zhiyu was now openly discussing the content of sweet romance novels in front of Shen Yuan and Li Zhi.

When others discuss his love story in front of him, Li Zhi always feels inexplicably awkward.

"If only I hadn't exposed Zhiyu in the first place!"

The path after evening self-study is a quiet time reserved exclusively for the two of them.

Shen Yuan's arms remained tightly wrapped around Li Zhi. This time, it wasn't just because he had an excess of "yang energy" and wanted to warm her, but also because he wanted to keep the whole world out of his arms.

Li Zhi nestled obediently in this temperature-controlled haven.

Most of the time, the two would simply walk hand in hand in silence, sharing the exhaustion of a day of studying and the unspoken anticipation of the final exam results that would never be revealed.

They would occasionally exchange glances, and the light from the streetlights would shatter into tiny stars in each other's eyes.

Seemingly convinced that Shen Yuan could not kiss her, Li Zhi's methods became increasingly daring.

The beautiful girl has evolved from kissing on the cheek to biting Shen Yuan's ear.

This leads to a very awkward situation.

Shen Yuan, whose yang energy was too strong, got up twice during the night during this period.

A bit more frequent.

Although awkward things often happened when Shen Yuan was home alone, the things Shen Yuan was looking forward to were gradually getting closer to him.

The agonizing wait for the results, though temporarily diluted by the small, everyday moments of warmth, did not disappear.

It was just that the warm air in the classroom and the two people's tightly clasped hands were settling and fermenting, waiting for the moment of final explosion.

Five days passed by in a blur of endless practice problems and the constant rustling of pages turning.

When the sixth day after the exam arrived, Lao Zhou, as usual, came to the classroom just before the lunch break was about to end.

"Alright, everyone stop for a second!"

Upon hearing Lao Zhou's voice, Shen Yuan subconsciously raised his head.

Old Zhou's next words immediately stirred up the emotions of the entire class.

"The results of the final exams are out."

"The report card is right here. I'll post it on the back later so you can see it yourselves."

Old Zhou waved the report card in his hand and continued, "Also, the total scores for this joint exam are in the DingTalk group. You can check them on your parents' phones when you get home to see where you ranked in this joint exam."

"And..."

"Today is the 27th, and the holiday starts tomorrow. The senior high school students will be back on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Although it's only a few days off, I hope you can relax a bit."

"Of course... even while relaxing, there's still some review. Class representative, come to my office to pick up the test papers after class."

As he spoke, Old Zhou slowly walked to the back of the classroom and then posted the report card on the wall.

"Alright, come and see for yourself after class!"

After saying that, Lao Zhou slowly walked out of the classroom.

Almost at the same moment Lao Zhou's figure disappeared by the door, a series of rapid scraping sounds of chairs rubbing against the floor suddenly erupted from the back row!

A figure shot out like an arrow released from a bow, its speed astonishing.

It's Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan quickly took out his phone, snapped a photo, and then swiftly returned to his seat.

"call……"

Almost the instant he slumped into his chair, Shen Yuan placed his phone on Li Zhi's desk.

"Li Bao, can you...can you take a look for me?"

Li Zhi looked at Shen Yuan with surprise: "Oh? Such an important matter, aren't you going to open it yourself?"

However, despite saying that, Li Zhihua did not stop what he was doing.

The beautiful girl's sharp gaze focused on the photo in front of her, and she quickly found Shen Yuan's name.

Shen Yuan's name was ranked quite high this time.

"Wow, not bad, the ranking is quite high."

Upon hearing Li Zhi's voice, Shen Yuan was overjoyed and quickly asked, "What about the grades?"

"Don't rush, let me explain slowly~"

Li Zhi's gaze was fixed on the report card.

"Chinese, 124. Excellent performance."

"Mathematics, 125. That's an exceptional performance."

"English: 148. Very stable."

As Li Zhi announced the results, Shen Yuan's mind raced with calculations.

397, 268 points away from 665!

In other words, Shen Yuan must score 268 points in the combined science exam to achieve this goal!
Shen Yuan swallowed hard, extremely nervous.

"Science Comprehensive Test... 260..."

Li Zhi glanced at Shen Yuan, and under his anxious gaze, said, "268, total score 665. Congratulations, boyfriend!"

　This is an extra update. I couldn't finish it yesterday, so I stayed up all night to catch up.

　　That still leaves 17 chapters unfinished...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)